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NVAP Reference Guide: Introduction

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Welcome to the National Veterinary Accreditation Program (NVAP)! Thank you for

participating in the program and becoming an APHIS-accredited veterinarian. 

This reference manual is your guide to the NVAP and contains information vital to

understanding and performing your responsibilities as an accredited veterinarian,

including: 

Animal identification;

Disease prevention, control, and eradication;

Regulatory immunization;

Regulations for intrastate, interstate, and international shipment of animals

and animal byproducts; and

Instructions on the proper selection, completion, and submission of regulatory

forms. 

As an accredited veterinarian, you are the first line of defense in ensuring the health

of this Nation’s livestock and poultry. APHIS is dependent on accredited

veterinarians for carrying out many of the programs and services designed to

protect public health and safeguard animal health. You and other accredited
veterinarians share in a partnership with APHIS, State animal health officials, and the

animal agriculture industry. The professional ethic is the basis for trust between

veterinarians and their clients and also between veterinarians and their peers

working in animal health and regulatory medicine. 

As an accredited veterinarian, you must perform all accreditation work following

State and Federal laws and regulations and approved procedures. Included in this

guide are the Standards for Accredited Veterinarians from the Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) (appendix A). 

By agreeing to participate in the Accreditation Program, you have accepted the

responsibility for knowing these and other appropriate Federal and State regulations

and you have agreed to conduct all activities as an Accredited Veterinarian in

accordance with the Standards of Accredited Veterinarian Duties and any

amendments there to which may subsequently be issued and in accordance with

any instructions received from an APHIS representative. 

It is important to be sure that all APHIS-accredited veterinarians are performing

their duties in accordance with current USDA regulations. Within USDA–APHIS,

Investigative and Enforcement Services (IES) provides support to all the agency’s

program units, including Veterinary Services (VS). IES investigators look into

allegations that an accredited veterinarian did not abide by the standards for

accredited veterinarian duties as noted in 9 CFR PART (161.4). Further details about

IES’ work and your role in the investigative process are found in the chapter entitled

“Compliance and Regulations” of this Reference Guide. 

NVAP Reference Guide: Table of Contents

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Preface

Introduction

Control and Eradication

Brucellosis

Johne’s Disease
Pseudorabies (PRV)

Tuberculosis

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

Scrapie

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Poultry

National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)

Avian Influenza (AI)

Exotic Newcastle disease (END)

Equine Disease

Aquatic Animal

Aquatic Animal National Health Plan

Aquatic Animal Health Activities

Animal Health Emergency Management

Animal Health Emergency Management

Emergency Response Structure

National Response Framework (NRF)

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS)

Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Plan (FAD PReP)

FAD Recognition and Initial Response

National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC)

Notifiable Diseases and Conditions

WOAH and International Standards

Cleaning and Disinfection

Importance of Cleaning & Disinfection

Cleaning

Disinfection

Regulation of Disinfectants

Safety

Disease Surveillance

Laboratory Submissions
Animal Movement

Interstate Regulations

Interstate Movement of Cattle, Horses, Swine, Sheep and Goats

Issuing Interstate Animal Movement Documents

International Animal Movement

Issuing International Health Certificates (IHCs) for Live Animal Movement

Common Problems Observed on Certificates for Live Animal Movement

Animal Identification 

Animal Identification

Cattle Identification

Swine Identification

Equine Identification

Sheep and Goat Identification

Fowl Identification

Compliance and Regulations

Appendix

A: 9 CFR PARTS 160, 161, and 162

B: APHIS VS District Offices

C: State Animal Health Officials

D: Forms

E: Other Organizational Information with Contact Points

F: Web Sites

G: Equine Teeth and Aging